Emergency crews from Myrtle Beach, Conway, Loris and Horry County responded to what we now know was a prank.
However, whether it’s the fire or the police department first responders treat every call as if it were a real emergency. “It’s one of those things we need to figure out how to cut it out because it drains many resources,” said Captain Jonathan Evans. Captain Evans said a school shooting call usually requires three stations to respond and roughly 25 firefighters were on-site at Myrtle Beach Middle School after the call came in but it didn’t take long for crews to realize the call was a hoax.
“Around the same time we got a call Conway High School had a similar call and then in York, Berkley and Charleston County that’s when we knew something else more going on with this,” said Captain Evans.
Myrtle Beach Fire and EMS were able to clear the scene after about 15 minutes while police continued to investigate